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The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news.Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:13:22 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.110374288Ford GT Works Gummed Up as Company Issues Delay Notices to Customershttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/07/ford-gt-delay/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/07/ford-gt-delay/#commentsFri, 21 Jul 2017 18:00:25 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1581288Handcrafted automobiles are a rarity these days but, if you add enough digits to the vehicle’s price tag, companies can still find a handful of buyers willing to fund the expensive production method. One model included on that short list is the Ford GT, the iconic American mid-engine two-seater assembled in Canada. With the help […]

]]>Handcrafted automobiles are a rarity these days but, if you add enough digits to the vehicle’s price tag, companies can still find a handful of buyers willing to fund the expensive production method. One model included on that short list is the Ford GT, the iconic American mid-engine two-seater assembled in Canada. With the help […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/07/ford-gt-delay/feed/71581288Our Long Global Nightmare Is Over – The Fiat 500L Is Back, Babyhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/07/long-global-nightmare-fiat-500l-back-baby/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/07/long-global-nightmare-fiat-500l-back-baby/#commentsWed, 19 Jul 2017 16:10:42 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1580718The strike is over. Inventory can once again ramp up. After 21 days of concern over the future of Fiat 500L, FCA’s Serbian employees are back at work. And, uh, it doesn’t appear as though dealer stock of 500Ls grew dangerously low in the meantime. Facilitated by Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, the end of a […]

]]>The strike is over. Inventory can once again ramp up. After 21 days of concern over the future of Fiat 500L, FCA’s Serbian employees are back at work. And, uh, it doesn’t appear as though dealer stock of 500Ls grew dangerously low in the meantime. Facilitated by Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, the end of a […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/07/long-global-nightmare-fiat-500l-back-baby/feed/151580718Toyota Claims New Camry Represents an Evolution for the Entire Companyhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/07/toyotas-new-camry-represents-a-sea-change-for-the-entire-company/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/07/toyotas-new-camry-represents-a-sea-change-for-the-entire-company/#commentsSun, 02 Jul 2017 17:35:31 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1577837Toyota is claiming that its TNGA modular platform represents more than a sea change for the Camry. It points to an entirely new direction for the company as a whole, highlighting its commitment to American manufacturing and a future involving more exciting vehicles. While the latter remains to be seen, the Toyota New Global Architecture has warped the […]

]]>Toyota is claiming that its TNGA modular platform represents more than a sea change for the Camry. It points to an entirely new direction for the company as a whole, highlighting its commitment to American manufacturing and a future involving more exciting vehicles. While the latter remains to be seen, the Toyota New Global Architecture has warped the […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/07/toyotas-new-camry-represents-a-sea-change-for-the-entire-company/feed/771577837Here Are All the Vehicles German Auto Brands Sell and Build In the United Stateshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/05/cars-german-auto-brands-sell-build-united-states-america/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/05/cars-german-auto-brands-sell-build-united-states-america/#commentsFri, 26 May 2017 15:07:19 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1572236“The Germans are bad, very bad. Look at the millions of cars that they sell in the U.S. Terrible. We’re going to stop that.” – President Donald Trump Through the first four months of 2017, Germany-based automakers and their respective subsidiary brands have sold 413,000 new vehicles in the United States. At a minimum, 28 percent […]

]]>“The Germans are bad, very bad. Look at the millions of cars that they sell in the U.S. Terrible. We’re going to stop that.” – President Donald Trump Through the first four months of 2017, Germany-based automakers and their respective subsidiary brands have sold 413,000 new vehicles in the United States. At a minimum, 28 percent […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2017/05/cars-german-auto-brands-sell-build-united-states-america/feed/1041572236General Motors Will Allot More Product to Oshawa Besides Pickups: Sourceshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/11/product-coming-oshawa-besides-pickups-sources/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/11/product-coming-oshawa-besides-pickups-sources/#commentsSat, 19 Nov 2016 15:10:41 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1455706After a long-fought public relations campaign by General Motors Canada and Unifor, and a collective agreement that sees Unifor-GM temporary workers converted to full-time employment, Oshawa Assembly is on the up as pickup truck final assembly will run alongside Cadillac XTS production in the future. However, that truck production can’t sustain Oshawa Assembly in the long-term, […]

]]>After a long-fought public relations campaign by General Motors Canada and Unifor, and a collective agreement that sees Unifor-GM temporary workers converted to full-time employment, Oshawa Assembly is on the up as pickup truck final assembly will run alongside Cadillac XTS production in the future. However, that truck production can’t sustain Oshawa Assembly in the long-term, […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/11/product-coming-oshawa-besides-pickups-sources/feed/121455706Facing Production Shutdowns, Volkswagen Fights Back Against Suppliershttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/08/german-factories-idle-volkswagen-fights-back-supplier/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/08/german-factories-idle-volkswagen-fights-back-supplier/#commentsFri, 19 Aug 2016 16:20:56 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1398066A grownup game of keep-away is taking place in Germany, and Volkswagen is the kid without the ball. Work stoppages are looming or already occurring at four of the automaker’s plants after a supplier dispute left Volkswagen without key transmission and seat parts. With the costly fallout of its emissions scandal top of mind, the […]

]]>A grownup game of keep-away is taking place in Germany, and Volkswagen is the kid without the ball. Work stoppages are looming or already occurring at four of the automaker’s plants after a supplier dispute left Volkswagen without key transmission and seat parts. With the costly fallout of its emissions scandal top of mind, the […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/08/german-factories-idle-volkswagen-fights-back-supplier/feed/101398066Oshawa Will Lose ‘Doomed’ Consolidated Line in 2017: Reporthttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/oshawa-will-lose-doomed-consolidated-line-2017-report/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/oshawa-will-lose-doomed-consolidated-line-2017-report/#commentsSun, 31 Jul 2016 12:30:26 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1388146There might be some light at the end of the assembly line for Oshawa — but it will come with a price. According to the Windsor Star, the plant’s Consolidated Line, which produces the Chevrolet Equinox in an overflow capacity using bodies shuttled from CAMI, won’t get another stay of execution and will certainly close in […]

]]>There might be some light at the end of the assembly line for Oshawa — but it will come with a price. According to the Windsor Star, the plant’s Consolidated Line, which produces the Chevrolet Equinox in an overflow capacity using bodies shuttled from CAMI, won’t get another stay of execution and will certainly close in […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/oshawa-will-lose-doomed-consolidated-line-2017-report/feed/501388146GM Reaches Deal With Bankrupt Parts Supplier, But Parts Supply Still Shakyhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/gm-reaches-deal-bankrupt-parts-supplier-parts-supply-still-shaky/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/gm-reaches-deal-bankrupt-parts-supplier-parts-supply-still-shaky/#commentsThu, 14 Jul 2016 14:00:10 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1379401General Motors executives are breathing a sigh of relief after the automaker reached a deal with a supplier that threatened to shut down GM’s entire U.S. assembly operation. The automaker hammered out an agreement with the bankrupt Clark-Cutler-McDermott Company, a supplier of trim and acoustic insulation that GM had been propping up financially since March, the Wall […]

]]>General Motors executives are breathing a sigh of relief after the automaker reached a deal with a supplier that threatened to shut down GM’s entire U.S. assembly operation. The automaker hammered out an agreement with the bankrupt Clark-Cutler-McDermott Company, a supplier of trim and acoustic insulation that GM had been propping up financially since March, the Wall […]

]]>A Massachusetts-based parts supplier you’ve probably never heard of could force General Motors’ entire North American operation to grind to a halt. Clark-Cutler-McDermott Co. stopped making acoustic insulation and trim pieces for GM vehicles on Friday after declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a situation it blames on money-losing contracts signed with the automaker, a source told The […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/07/gm-faces-catastrophic-assembly-disruption-parts-supplier-goes-bankrupt/feed/1431378929Tesla, Free of Model X Production Constipation, Hits 100,000 Unit Annual Production Ratehttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/06/tesla-production-highest-ever-one-fifth-2018-target/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/06/tesla-production-highest-ever-one-fifth-2018-target/#commentsTue, 14 Jun 2016 18:00:07 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1363298The stuck cork that was the Model X has finally cleared its supply hurdles, causing Tesla production to hit a new high at the automaker’s Fremont, California factory. With assembly of that model speeded up, Tesla recently hit a production rate of 2,000 vehicle per week, a knowledgeable source told Electrek — a figure that’s still […]

]]>The stuck cork that was the Model X has finally cleared its supply hurdles, causing Tesla production to hit a new high at the automaker’s Fremont, California factory. With assembly of that model speeded up, Tesla recently hit a production rate of 2,000 vehicle per week, a knowledgeable source told Electrek — a figure that’s still […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/06/tesla-production-highest-ever-one-fifth-2018-target/feed/391363298Musk Cracks the Whip on Tesla Production, Experts Say ‘Get Real’http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/05/musk-cracks-whip-tesla-suppliers-pushing-back/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/05/musk-cracks-whip-tesla-suppliers-pushing-back/#commentsFri, 20 May 2016 14:40:40 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1348034Everyone and their 90-year-old great aunt knows that Tesla is putting all of its might into reaching a volume target of 500,000 vehicles in 2018, but more voices are now calling CEO Elon Musk’s timeline impossible. Musk wants high-volume production to start in less than two years, but suppliers tell Reuters that the accelerated target […]

]]>Everyone and their 90-year-old great aunt knows that Tesla is putting all of its might into reaching a volume target of 500,000 vehicles in 2018, but more voices are now calling CEO Elon Musk’s timeline impossible. Musk wants high-volume production to start in less than two years, but suppliers tell Reuters that the accelerated target […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/05/musk-cracks-whip-tesla-suppliers-pushing-back/feed/961348034Fiat-Chrysler Earnings Rise Sharply; Ram Production Coming to Sterling Heightshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/04/fiat-chryslers-earnings-rise-sharply-ram-production-coming-to-sterling-heights/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/04/fiat-chryslers-earnings-rise-sharply-ram-production-coming-to-sterling-heights/#commentsTue, 26 Apr 2016 15:00:57 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1331714Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has a good morning today, after FCA announced boosted profit and earnings spurred by healthy sales in the U.S. and Europe. First quarter net profits were up from just above the break-even point a year ago to 451 million euros ($539.4 million), according to The Detroit News, with pre-tax […]

]]>Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has a good morning today, after FCA announced boosted profit and earnings spurred by healthy sales in the U.S. and Europe. First quarter net profits were up from just above the break-even point a year ago to 451 million euros ($539.4 million), according to The Detroit News, with pre-tax […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/04/fiat-chryslers-earnings-rise-sharply-ram-production-coming-to-sterling-heights/feed/591331714Equinox Gives Oshawa Consolidated Line Extended Lifehttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/08/equinox-gives-oshawa-consolidated-line-extended-life/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/08/equinox-gives-oshawa-consolidated-line-extended-life/#commentsWed, 19 Aug 2015 20:21:42 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1145993GM Canada announced Wednesday it will make a small investment in Oshawa Assembly’s Consolidated Line thanks to increased demand of the Chevrolet Equinox. “It’s a modest investment in terms of its size, but it increases the volume of stamping we do at CAMI to increase the run. (The increased stamping) will then boost Equinox production in Oshawa,” GM Canada’s VP of […]

]]>GM Canada announced Wednesday it will make a small investment in Oshawa Assembly’s Consolidated Line thanks to increased demand of the Chevrolet Equinox. “It’s a modest investment in terms of its size, but it increases the volume of stamping we do at CAMI to increase the run. (The increased stamping) will then boost Equinox production in Oshawa,” GM Canada’s VP of […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/08/equinox-gives-oshawa-consolidated-line-extended-life/feed/141145993BREAKING: Worker Crushed To Death At Grand Cherokee, Durango Planthttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/05/breaking-worker-crushed-death-grand-cherokee-durango-plant/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/05/breaking-worker-crushed-death-grand-cherokee-durango-plant/#commentsTue, 05 May 2015 13:23:22 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1062082UPDATE: Previous incident at Jefferson North included at bottom. UPDATE 2: Added name of worker and clarified details. A worker was crushed and ultimately succumbed to his injuries this morning at Chrysler’s Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango plant. At around 6:30 a.m., 53-year-old Donald Megge, of Sterling Heights, was crushed in a press and declared dead […]

]]>UPDATE: Previous incident at Jefferson North included at bottom. UPDATE 2: Added name of worker and clarified details. A worker was crushed and ultimately succumbed to his injuries this morning at Chrysler’s Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango plant. At around 6:30 a.m., 53-year-old Donald Megge, of Sterling Heights, was crushed in a press and declared dead […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/05/breaking-worker-crushed-death-grand-cherokee-durango-plant/feed/371062082General Motors Will Build Next-Gen Chevrolet Cruze In Mexicohttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/general-motors-will-build-next-gen-chevrolet-cruze-mexico/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/general-motors-will-build-next-gen-chevrolet-cruze-mexico/#commentsMon, 23 Mar 2015 23:14:57 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1027977General Motors is re-jigging its assembly footprint for the Chevrolet Cruze, adding assembly at a Mexican facility as other plants, like Australia, wave goodbye to GM’s global small car. According to Reuters, GM’s facility in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico joins Lordstown, Ohio and China as the third plant that will build the next-generation Cruze. Under the terms of […]

]]>General Motors is re-jigging its assembly footprint for the Chevrolet Cruze, adding assembly at a Mexican facility as other plants, like Australia, wave goodbye to GM’s global small car. According to Reuters, GM’s facility in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico joins Lordstown, Ohio and China as the third plant that will build the next-generation Cruze. Under the terms of […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/03/general-motors-will-build-next-gen-chevrolet-cruze-mexico/feed/491027977Toyota Next To Join Mexican Assembly Fiestahttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/09/toyota-next-join-mexican-assembly-fiesta/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/09/toyota-next-join-mexican-assembly-fiesta/#commentsThu, 11 Sep 2014 15:01:29 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=910737Although Toyota has previously looked to maximize capacity at its existing North American plants, a report by Bloomberg suggests that the company will depart from this policy and look to establish a manufacturing facility in Mexico, following the lead of Honda, Mazda and Nissan in the Japanese auto industry’s drive to localize production. Currently, Toyota […]

]]>Although Toyota has previously looked to maximize capacity at its existing North American plants, a report by Bloomberg suggests that the company will depart from this policy and look to establish a manufacturing facility in Mexico, following the lead of Honda, Mazda and Nissan in the Japanese auto industry’s drive to localize production. Currently, Toyota […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/09/toyota-next-join-mexican-assembly-fiesta/feed/75910737Volkswagen Crossover Will Be Built In Chattanoogahttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/06/volkswagen-crossover-will-be-built-in-chattanooga/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/06/volkswagen-crossover-will-be-built-in-chattanooga/#commentsMon, 23 Jun 2014 04:01:12 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=849794Reuters is reporting that the long-awaited decision on the production site of Volkswagen’s new crossover is set to be handed down any day now, and the winner is Chattanooga. According to Reuters, a generous incentive package swayed the decision to build the new CUV in the United States, rather than Mexico The state of Tennessee […]

]]>Reuters is reporting that the long-awaited decision on the production site of Volkswagen’s new crossover is set to be handed down any day now, and the winner is Chattanooga. According to Reuters, a generous incentive package swayed the decision to build the new CUV in the United States, rather than Mexico The state of Tennessee […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/06/volkswagen-crossover-will-be-built-in-chattanooga/feed/27849794Ontario Government Selling GM Shares To Fund Public Transithttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/04/ontario-government-selling-gm-shares-to-fund-public-transit/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/04/ontario-government-selling-gm-shares-to-fund-public-transit/#commentsMon, 14 Apr 2014 13:00:34 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=794802The government of Ontario has announced it will sell its shares in General Motors as part of an effort to fund new public transit programs in the Greater Toronto Area. But the move could end up hastening the demise of GM’s Oshawa plant, located in the same metropolitan area. According to The Globe and Mail, the […]

]]>The government of Ontario has announced it will sell its shares in General Motors as part of an effort to fund new public transit programs in the Greater Toronto Area. But the move could end up hastening the demise of GM’s Oshawa plant, located in the same metropolitan area. According to The Globe and Mail, the […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2014/04/ontario-government-selling-gm-shares-to-fund-public-transit/feed/15794802Toyota Plants In Canada On The Path To Organizinghttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/12/toyota-plants-in-canada-on-the-path-to-organizing/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/12/toyota-plants-in-canada-on-the-path-to-organizing/#commentsFri, 13 Dec 2013 12:00:52 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=679066The UAW’s troubles with organizing Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plants are well known throughout the auto world, but Unifor, the Canada union that was once known as the Canadian Auto Workers union, now claims that it has enough union cards to hold a vote on representation. Speaking to the Windsor Star, Unifor president Jerry Dias claims that […]

]]>The UAW’s troubles with organizing Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plants are well known throughout the auto world, but Unifor, the Canada union that was once known as the Canadian Auto Workers union, now claims that it has enough union cards to hold a vote on representation. Speaking to the Windsor Star, Unifor president Jerry Dias claims that […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/12/toyota-plants-in-canada-on-the-path-to-organizing/feed/27679066GM, Unions Reach Tentative Agreement On CAMI Planthttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/09/gm-unions-reach-tentative-agreement-on-cami-plant/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/09/gm-unions-reach-tentative-agreement-on-cami-plant/#commentsMon, 16 Sep 2013 13:00:20 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=520249GM and Unifor (the union formerly known as the CAW) have reached a tentative agreement for the 2,500 workers at the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, which builds the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain. The Equninox and Terrain are hot sellers for GM, having sold nearly a quarter million units combined through August of this […]

]]>GM and Unifor (the union formerly known as the CAW) have reached a tentative agreement for the 2,500 workers at the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, which builds the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain. The Equninox and Terrain are hot sellers for GM, having sold nearly a quarter million units combined through August of this […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/09/gm-unions-reach-tentative-agreement-on-cami-plant/feed/29520249GM Lands A One-Two Punch As Mokka Moves To Spainhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/07/gm-lands-a-one-two-punch-as-mokka-moves-to-spain/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/07/gm-lands-a-one-two-punch-as-mokka-moves-to-spain/#commentsWed, 10 Jul 2013 17:00:35 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=494772Amid labor unrest in Korea, and a desire to utilize capacity in Europe, GM is moving production of the Opel Mokka (aka, the Buick Encore, and Canada’s Chevrolet Trax) out of Korea and into a facility in Zaragoza, Spain. Zaragoza, which also builds the Corsa and Meriva, will assemble the Mokka using CKD kits (shipped […]

]]>Amid labor unrest in Korea, and a desire to utilize capacity in Europe, GM is moving production of the Opel Mokka (aka, the Buick Encore, and Canada’s Chevrolet Trax) out of Korea and into a facility in Zaragoza, Spain. Zaragoza, which also builds the Corsa and Meriva, will assemble the Mokka using CKD kits (shipped […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/07/gm-lands-a-one-two-punch-as-mokka-moves-to-spain/feed/11494772Transplants Could Account For Half Of American Auto Production In Five Yearshttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/04/transplants-could-account-for-half-of-american-auto-production-in-five-years/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/04/transplants-could-account-for-half-of-american-auto-production-in-five-years/#commentsTue, 23 Apr 2013 19:35:18 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=486028In less than a decade, the number of auto company workers employed by companies other than the Big 3 has risen from 25 to 39 percent. But by 2017 that number could rise to 50 percent. A report by Automotive News outlines the post-recession rise in American auto manufacturing driven by Asian and European auto […]

]]>In less than a decade, the number of auto company workers employed by companies other than the Big 3 has risen from 25 to 39 percent. But by 2017 that number could rise to 50 percent. A report by Automotive News outlines the post-recession rise in American auto manufacturing driven by Asian and European auto […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/04/transplants-could-account-for-half-of-american-auto-production-in-five-years/feed/40486028Lexus ES Production Moving To Kentuckyhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/04/lexus-es-production-moving-to-kentucky/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/04/lexus-es-production-moving-to-kentucky/#commentsFri, 19 Apr 2013 14:46:35 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=485527Production of the Lexus ES will move from Toyota’s plant in Kyushu, Japan to a plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, where its platform twin, the Toyota Avalon, is built. Previously, the Lexus RX was the only Lexus vehicle made outside Japan, produced at a plant in Ontario. The move to Kentucky was no doubt helped along […]

]]>Production of the Lexus ES will move from Toyota’s plant in Kyushu, Japan to a plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, where its platform twin, the Toyota Avalon, is built. Previously, the Lexus RX was the only Lexus vehicle made outside Japan, produced at a plant in Ontario. The move to Kentucky was no doubt helped along […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/04/lexus-es-production-moving-to-kentucky/feed/19485527Analysis: VEBA, The UAW And The Warren Walkouthttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/03/analysis-veba-the-uaw-and-the-warren-walkout/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/03/analysis-veba-the-uaw-and-the-warren-walkout/#commentsMon, 04 Mar 2013 18:45:12 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=479965The 12-person protest that took place at Chrysler’s Warren, Michgan truck plant got little notice in the automotive news cycle, save for a couple of mentions on the usual aggregators. In truth, it’s not the juiciest story to sell in this click-driven wasteland, though these stories tend to raise the most interesting questions. This example […]

]]>The 12-person protest that took place at Chrysler’s Warren, Michgan truck plant got little notice in the automotive news cycle, save for a couple of mentions on the usual aggregators. In truth, it’s not the juiciest story to sell in this click-driven wasteland, though these stories tend to raise the most interesting questions. This example […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/03/analysis-veba-the-uaw-and-the-warren-walkout/feed/51479965UAW Targeting Nissan’s Mississippi Planthttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/06/uaw-targeting-nissans-mississippi-plant/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/06/uaw-targeting-nissans-mississippi-plant/#commentsSat, 09 Jun 2012 14:45:17 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=448237Tennessee is so 2011 for the UAW. The hot new locale for foreign plant organizing campaigns is Mississippi, where the UAW is trying to organize workers at a Nissan truck plant. The union has tried to organize before – campaigns in 2005 and 2007 ended with the UAW unable to even organize a vote. According to […]

]]>Tennessee is so 2011 for the UAW. The hot new locale for foreign plant organizing campaigns is Mississippi, where the UAW is trying to organize workers at a Nissan truck plant. The union has tried to organize before – campaigns in 2005 and 2007 ended with the UAW unable to even organize a vote. According to […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/06/uaw-targeting-nissans-mississippi-plant/feed/27448237Jeep Grand Cherokee To Get Diesel In 2013, 1,100 Jobs Createdhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/01/jeep-grand-cherokee-to-get-diesel-in-2013-1100-jobs-created/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/01/jeep-grand-cherokee-to-get-diesel-in-2013-1100-jobs-created/#commentsFri, 06 Jan 2012 19:56:48 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=424635The diesel powered version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee will return to our shores in 2013, 5 years after it was last offered in North America. Chrysler announced that 1,100 jobs would also be added to a third shift at the Jefferson North assembly plant in Detroit. The new hires will help build the Grand […]

]]>The diesel powered version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee will return to our shores in 2013, 5 years after it was last offered in North America. Chrysler announced that 1,100 jobs would also be added to a third shift at the Jefferson North assembly plant in Detroit. The new hires will help build the Grand […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/01/jeep-grand-cherokee-to-get-diesel-in-2013-1100-jobs-created/feed/43424635Is China’s Cheap Labor A Thing Of The Past?http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/09/is-chinas-cheap-labor-a-thing-of-the-past/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/09/is-chinas-cheap-labor-a-thing-of-the-past/#commentsThu, 29 Sep 2011 17:13:33 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=412966The prospect of a Chinese auto industry growing at insane speed thanks to a booming market and resiliently low wages has long kept auto industry execs up at night, most notably inspiring Sergio Marchionne’s acquisition of Chrysler. But basic economic principles dictate that you can have a high rate of growth or low wages… but […]

]]>The prospect of a Chinese auto industry growing at insane speed thanks to a booming market and resiliently low wages has long kept auto industry execs up at night, most notably inspiring Sergio Marchionne’s acquisition of Chrysler. But basic economic principles dictate that you can have a high rate of growth or low wages… but […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/09/is-chinas-cheap-labor-a-thing-of-the-past/feed/17412966Honda Joins The Guanajuato Gold Rush, Toyota On The Way?http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/08/honda-joins-the-guanajuato-gold-rush-toyota-on-the-way/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/08/honda-joins-the-guanajuato-gold-rush-toyota-on-the-way/#commentsSat, 13 Aug 2011 00:08:47 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=407012Around the time of the founding of the United States, the Mexican state of Guanajuato became home to of the one of the biggest silver mines in the world, which produced as much as 2/3rds of the world’s supply of silver at its peak. Today it’s not precious metal that’s driving Guanajuato’s booming economy, but cars, […]

]]>Around the time of the founding of the United States, the Mexican state of Guanajuato became home to of the one of the biggest silver mines in the world, which produced as much as 2/3rds of the world’s supply of silver at its peak. Today it’s not precious metal that’s driving Guanajuato’s booming economy, but cars, […]

]]>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/08/honda-joins-the-guanajuato-gold-rush-toyota-on-the-way/feed/39407012Bailout Watch 577: Auto Task Force Redlines GM Productionhttp://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2009/12/bailout-watch-577-auto-task-force-redlines-gm-production/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2009/12/bailout-watch-577-auto-task-force-redlines-gm-production/#commentsWed, 23 Dec 2009 16:42:12 +0000http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=340017The WSJ reports that GM has added a third shift to its Fairfax assembly plant at the request of the US auto task force. The Kansas City plant will now build 6,300 vehicles a week working 21.6 hours a day, up from 4,500 units per week working 14.5 hours per day with two shifts. The […]

]]>The WSJ reports that GM has added a third shift to its Fairfax assembly plant at the request of the US auto task force. The Kansas City plant will now build 6,300 vehicles a week working 21.6 hours a day, up from 4,500 units per week working 14.5 hours per day with two shifts. The […]